Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight S 1-2 steers $215.00/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 808 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.51/cwt +20.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 473 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.64/cwt +20.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 426 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 966 782 992
Feeder cattle 788 673 835
Slaughter cattle 178 109 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 360.00 $360.00 $720 +20.17
255–295 274 6 355.00–395.00 $368.83 $1,011 +55.21
305–345 332 7 330.00–377.50 $359.53 $1,194 +41.34
355–395 382 10 317.50–360.00 $338.30 $1,292 +41.19
405–440 416 5 300.00–325.00 $313.46 $1,304 +7.79
460–495 475 6 297.50–315.00 $309.54 $1,470 +19.34
508–530 518 17 292.50–307.00 $299.53 $1,552 +17.11
560–593 580 7 285.00–300.00 $290.34 $1,684 +28.10
615–630 617 13 275.00–286.00 $279.45 $1,724 +35.02
655–690 671 4 230.00–236.00 $233.26 $1,565 -3.59
711 value added 711 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,721 —
705–740 720 4 226.00–232.00 $228.95 $1,648 -4.41
765 765 3 218.00–228.00 $222.83 $1,705 +0.03
825 value added 825 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,864 —
865–870 868 2 206.00–210.00 $207.99 $1,805 -1.01
930 930 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,795 -16.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 value added 808 61 215.00 $215.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 268 4 295.00–340.00 $319.37 $856 +44.37
310–345 328 2 250.00–320.00 $286.87 $941 -3.13
360 360 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,008 ±0.00
440 440 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 +12.53
480–490 485 2 272.50–290.00 $281.34 $1,364 +21.34
500 500 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,375 +36.69
560–595 578 3 250.00–277.50 $261.62 $1,512 —
635 635 2 190.00–246.00 $218.00 $1,384 +1.00
840 840 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 295.00–315.00 $305.09 $894 +14.91
318–334 326 12 305.00–335.00 $321.66 $1,049 +29.16
350–395 371 20 300.00–325.00 $313.22 $1,162 +28.68
410–445 426 22 275.00–300.00 $287.64 $1,225 +20.61
455–495 473 26 260.00–280.00 $271.51 $1,284 +20.40
500–545 519 21 242.50–262.50 $253.92 $1,318 +11.29
550–595 582 19 235.00–240.00 $236.02 $1,374 +9.99
600–645 627 11 222.00–237.00 $228.94 $1,435 +18.23
680–695 689 5 216.00–224.00 $221.19 $1,524 +13.20
705–745 725 6 202.50–216.00 $208.05 $1,508 +3.22
765–795 783 11 200.00–206.50 $204.58 $1,602 +9.58
805 805 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,634 +9.65
860–880 870 2 176.00–177.50 $176.76 $1,538 -1.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 265.00–290.00 $278.21 $737 —
320–345 333 2 250.00–290.00 $269.25 $897 +36.75
363–390 376 7 260.00–292.50 $275.27 $1,035 +65.27
400–440 419 4 227.50–270.00 $245.98 $1,031 +15.30
465–495 478 4 220.00–257.50 $234.84 $1,123 +4.89
505–538 524 11 230.00–240.00 $235.02 $1,232 +21.02
570–590 583 4 220.00–225.00 $222.52 $1,297 +11.11
620–645 631 7 185.00–220.00 $213.32 $1,346 +16.32
685 685 2 192.50–200.00 $196.25 $1,344 —
700–735 711 4 160.00–200.00 $180.32 $1,282 —
790 790 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,533 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 535 2 220.00–240.00 $229.81 $1,229 +39.81
555 555 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 9 322.50–345.00 $332.19 $1,226 +34.53
410–440 417 21 287.50–305.00 $299.68 $1,250 +14.90
450–485 466 12 275.00–292.50 $284.00 $1,323 +2.18
505–530 516 10 266.00–280.00 $274.81 $1,418 +22.79
560–590 578 9 240.00–252.00 $243.22 $1,406 +9.92
610–645 623 11 232.00–246.00 $235.38 $1,466 +9.06
650–690 670 3 224.00–227.00 $225.66 $1,512 +9.18
700–715 706 4 212.00–221.00 $216.25 $1,527 +17.75
750–760 755 2 205.00–210.00 $207.48 $1,566 +13.48
810 810 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 3 310.00–320.00 $314.85 $1,206 +69.63
410–445 428 9 260.00–280.00 $273.82 $1,172 +15.06
490–492 492 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,328 +30.13
505–545 525 7 234.00–262.50 $244.33 $1,283 +18.78
570 570 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,325 +11.50
600–640 626 4 226.00–230.00 $228.49 $1,430 +22.53
665 665 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,436 +21.00
805 805 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,288 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,279 +23.00
650 650 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1385 1198 80-85% 23 94.00–106.00 $99.77 $1,195 —
1165–1395 1275 80-85% 5 109.00–114.00 $111.26 $1,419 +20.58
1105–1565 1285 80-85% 9 85.00–93.00 $89.73 $1,153 -0.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1230 1012 85-90% 10 74.00–81.00 $77.34 $783 +6.73
800–1280 1045 85-90% 17 83.00–94.00 $88.61 $926 +18.00
935–1460 1051 85-90% 7 97.00–101.00 $98.94 $1,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1625 1420 75-80% 3 116.00–120.00 $117.50 $1,668 —
1400–1635 1495 75-80% 4 91.00–94.00 $92.50 $1,383 —
1320–1840 1548 75-80% 15 98.00–110.00 $104.03 $1,610 +10.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2200 1712 10 117.00–126.00 $122.48 $2,097 —
1440–2215 1778 6 102.00–113.00 $109.11 $1,940 —
1775–1945 1873 3 130.00–135.00 $132.95 $2,490 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.